But God seemed to favor us a little, and just when the hull was nearly sixty degrees tilted, I noticed that the momentum of the rollover suddenly stopped.

After remaining still for about half a minute, the hull of the ship began to slowly move back. Unexpectedly, at the critical point when the ship was about to completely overturn, it miraculously regained its balance again.

After several tumbler-like shakes in quick succession, the boat finally stabilized. The people in the cabin let out a sigh of relief at the same time and sat down on the ground together.

An Beimo didn't know when he had withdrawn his hands that were holding me tightly, and slowly stood up with the mechanical table next to him.

I remembered that someone had fallen out of the cabin just now, and I quickly got up and shouted the names of Qixing and Shen Hao.

When I heard Qixing and Shen Hao respond to me, a stone fell to the ground in my heart, and I immediately shouted the names of Kobayashi Lan and Sakai Haruko.

No one responded for a long time, and my heart sank.

The lights were still flickering as if they were in contact, and I looked around and found Suzumi Iwasaki unconscious in a corner. Not far from her, I saw Haruko Sakai lying on the ground, her face was pale at the moment, and it seemed that she was so frightened just now that she couldn't speak.

Qixing on the other side said at this time: "I found Xiao Lin Lan, she is fine." ”

I said yes and continued looking. Under a mechanical table, I saw Chika Nakajima, who was nervously huddled in a ball.

There were nine people in total, and eight of them were in the cockpit, and the one who was shocked out just now was Kazuko Kato.

I looked out of the broken side window, the torrential rain was still going on, and there was a narrow aisle under the window, but Kazuko Kato was nowhere to be seen.

At the same time, I also found that the fishing boat that collided with us did not capsize, but was floating on the sea 10 meters away.

It's important to save people first, I turned around and greeted An Beimo and Shen Hao, and the three of us went out to search for Kato Kazuko's traces. Although I know that there is little hope of her survival, I can't help but look for it, and as for whether I can find it, I can only do my best to obey the fate of God.

Seven stars stayed in the cabin to check on the health of the others, especially Suzumi Iwasaki, she is the captain of the ship, and we have to count on her if we can go back.

I searched around the ship and found nothing. Including the sea was also found, and we shouted Kazuko Kato's name, but there was no response.

Before the place arrived, I lost a person first, which cast a shadow over my heart.

The search was fruitless, and we returned to the cockpit. I saw that Suzumi Iwasaki had a bandage on her head and she was still unconscious. Seven stars told me she had been hit on the head, had some minor concussions, and would wake up in a few hours.

I see that Kobayashi Lan and Nakajima Chika have suffered a little minor injury, and the problem is not big, and Qixing has already dealt with it. Except for the four of us D.R.T. who were unscathed, to my surprise, Haruko Sakai didn't have anything at all.

I hesitated for a moment and walked over to tell Haruko Sakai about Kazuko's disappearance and possibly her death. Haruko Sakai was stunned for a moment, then looked sad and silent.

When I spoke to Haruko Sakai, Kobayashi Lan was next to me, but she never dared to look up at me. I didn't mention anything more, just as if nothing had happened before, and got up and left.

Chika Nakajima was in a hurry to check the damage to the hull, thanked Qixing for his help, and quickly ran out. After Kobayashi Lan and Haruko Sakai gradually regained their composure, the two helped Iwasaki Suzumi to the back cabin to rest.

At this point, my attention had shifted to the fishing boat outside, and I was lost in thought. An Beimo and a few people came over and stared at the fishing boat that appeared out of thin air.

After a while, Haruko Sakai returned to the cockpit alone, and when she saw that we were all looking at the fishing boat, she said to us, "This boat seems to be the fishing boat we sent to the island before!" ”

I looked back and asked her, "Are you sure?" ”

Haruko Sakai raised the binoculars and took a closer look, and after confirming, she said, "That's right, it's the fishing boat we sent out earlier." We've sent two ships before, and this one seems to be the first to be sent. ”

An Beimo had been looking at it with a telescope for a long time, and then he put down the telescope and said to me: "There is no one on the boat, and the lights are also dark." The situation inside is not clear, and the heavy rain severely reduces visibility. ”

After a while, Chika Nakajima returned, and she said a lot of things to Haruko Sakai in high spirits.

After she finished speaking, An Beimo translated for us in a low voice: "She said that the hull was cracked a few times, but fortunately, the hull was reinforced, and the damage was not great, and she could repair it, but it would take about two to three hours." ”

Haruko Sakai said a few more words to Chika Nakajima, but her voice was heavy. Chika Nakajima looked sad when she heard this, and the excitement just now disappeared in an instant.

An Beimo sighed and said to us: "She said about Kazuko Kato!" ”

I looked at the fishing boat across from me and suddenly had the idea to go up and have a look. I asked An Beimo to ask Qianjia Nakajima, the ship on the opposite side was seriously damaged, and the shadow would not affect us to go up.

After listening to An Beimo's words, Nakajima Qianjia was full of surprise, but she didn't ask more, but used a telescope to check the situation of the fishing boat opposite.

After looking at it for a while, Chika Nakajima put down the binoculars and told An Beimo about the situation.

An Beimo translated to us: "She said that the hull on the opposite side was seriously damaged, and the inside of the ship had begun to seep water. She conservatively estimated that the ship would hold out for another two to three hours at most. ”

Now that our boat is being repaired, and the captain is injured and unconscious, we can only spend time staying here, so I thought it would be better to search the fishing boat on the other side and maybe find some information about the missing people.

I told Haruko Sakai about this plan, and she was surprised and dissuaded us from taking unnecessary risks.

I explained that there was probably important information left on it, and that missing it could delay the rescue efforts later. And I'm not talking to her, I'm just telling her what I'm going to do.

Seeing that she couldn't stop it, Haruko Sakai wanted to go with us, but I dissuaded her. And I asked Seven Stars to stay on the Sakura-Yuan as well, on the one hand, there are still wounded on this side, and on the other hand, we also have to keep our own people who are responsible for receiving them.

Prepare the equipment and weapons with you, and I, An Beimo, and Shen Hao and I went to the stern of the boat to put the lifeboat. Just as he was about to get on the lifeboat, Xiao Lin Lan suddenly came and wanted to go with us, saying that he also wanted to help.

I thought about it without hindrance, and vaguely guessed that it was probably Haruko Sakai's idea to let her follow.

After making sure that our short-frequency communication equipment was working and saying hello to Seven Stars, we rowed over to the fishing boat.

At this time, the torrential rain not only did not abate, but also tended to intensify. We were already soaking wet, and we had to wear goggles to see what was going on around us.

The distance of more than ten meters soon arrived, and An Beimo shot out the hook rope to hang on the edge of the boat, and after fixing the lifeboat, we climbed up one by one.

The fishing boat was no bigger than our Sakura-won, and after jumping on deck, I glanced around. The ship was pitch black, there was no one to be seen, and the whole ship was like a ghost ship.

When everyone else came up, I waved to them and went to the cockpit first. Now that the situation is unknown, I don't dare to let everyone disperse.

This ship is much older than the Sakura-won, and there are signs of later repairs in many places, and because of this, it is much more damaged than our ship.

Standing on the deck, I could already feel the hull of the ship tilting a certain amount due to the flooding.

I picked up my pace and got into the cockpit, and we searched around. Shen Hao said that the instruments were all normal and were turned off artificially.

This was normal, and I led everyone back to the cabin.

The cabin was empty, there were still traces of someone resting here on the bed, and there were leftover lunch boxes in the corner.

We inspected every floor and found that the food and supplies were gone, and nothing else out of the ordinary.

Back on deck again, I asked the others if they had found anything, and everyone except An Beimo shook their heads. I asked An Beimo if she had found anything, she looked around and said, "Have you noticed that there seems to be something missing on this ship?" ”

When we heard this, our eyes began to search the ship. When An Beimo stared at the bow of the ship for a while, he suddenly said, "It's the anchor that is missing!" ”

Japanese fishing boats have anchors on the bow, so they can stop fishing at any time, and we know this.

After being reminded by An Beimo, we found that sure enough, the bow of the ship was empty, and the anchor was missing. Shen Hao glanced into the sea from the side and said that he had not been thrown into the water.

I glanced at the bow of the ship a few times and said, "No need to look for it, this ship doesn't have an anchor at all." ”

We walked to the bow of the boat, and there was a hole in the deck and it was pitch black inside. There are also many signs of intense wear on the edge of the boat. I crouched down to examine it carefully, got up and said, "The anchor was torn off in one piece!" ”

Kobayashi Lan said: "Maybe the boat docked on the edge of the island and was torn off by the strong wind, so it drifted here." ”

An Beimo said: "No! If there is such a strong wind, before the anchor is disconnected, the ship will already capsize first. ”

I said, "The goddess is right. If you look at the damage, it is not caused by the constant force of the wind at all, but by a huge pulling force, which pulls the anchor off in an instant. ”

Kobayashi's eyes widened, obviously not believing my words. It takes a lot of effort to pull the anchor off the hull of a ship.

Shen Hao said next to him: "Why don't we go back and bring some heavy weapons?" ”

I noticed that after a few moments, the hull of the ship had leaned a lot. Since there is nothing else to discover, I will take everyone back to the lifeboat and return to our Sakura-won.

The sea is the most mysterious realm in the world, and no one knows how many secrets are hidden in the sea. There are even many unknown creatures hidden in the crevices of the canyons of the deep sea, and even the most high-tech detectors cannot detect their existence.

As the so-called those who wade in shallow water see fish and shrimp, and those who enter deep water see dragons. Countless people around the world want to explore the sea, but unfortunately the power of science and technology is limited, and this wish cannot be realized in a short period of time. So we don't know much, too much about the sea.

Chika Nakajima is trying to repair the damage to the ship's hull, and the captain Suzumi Iwasaki is also unconscious, and now we are left to wait patiently on the ship.

I asked everyone to take this opportunity to rest for a while, Shen Hao said that he had slept enough, and he was idle anyway, so he simply went out to help Chika Nakajima.

Kobayashi Lan goes to the bilge to take care of Iwasaki Suzumi and asks Nanachi to come over and check on Iwasaki Suzumi again.

In the end, there were only two people left in the cockpit, An Beimo and I.